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GAZETTE Volume 22, No. 42 • November 4, 2011 • A weekly publication for Library staff Register Sets Priorities And Projects For Copyright

By Judith Nierman

Register of Copyrights Maria Pallante addressed U.S. Copyright Office staff at a series of meetings on Oct. 24 to announce her priorities and special projects for the next two years. In a document released to the public the next day, Pallante summarized ambi- tious plans regarding copyright policy and

administrative practice and announced Abby Brack 10 new projects focused on improving the Amy Harrell photographs Lincoln artifacts as conservator Maria Nugent watches. quality and efficiency of office services. For the benefit of the public, the report also summarizes the history, responsibilities and funding of the office. Lincoln Jewelry at Library Lands The priorities include initiatives in copyright policy as well as administrative Supporting Role in Spielberg Film practice. One policy priority is exploring issues relating to mass book digitization. by Steven Spielberg that stars Daniel Day- The office followed up with a discus- By Mark Hartsell Lewis in the title role and is scheduled sion document on the subject on Oct. for release late next year. my Andrews Harrell arrived at the 31 (available on the Copyright Office A costumer will study Harrell’s photos Library of Congress with one goal website at www.copyright.gov/docs/ and use them to create replicas of the in mind: Help create a piece of massdigitization). The analysis will serve A jewelry that eventually will be worn by fake jewelry good enough for a first lady. as the basis for future research and policy Lincoln’s first lady – or, rather, actress With a small crowd in the Conserva- discussions. Sally Field, who plays the president’s tion Division watching, Harrell pulls out Another policy priority involves the wife, Mary Todd Lincoln. a camera and begins photographing a development of a discussion document The jewelry Harrell so thoroughly pearl necklace and two matching brace- and preliminary recommendations on photographed – constructed with hun- lets mounted on a green tray. copyright exceptions for libraries and dreds of small seed pearls strung on She shoots from every possible angle archives following the 2008 Section 108 horsehair – belonged to Mary Lincoln – left, right, up, down, over here, back Report sponsored by the Librarian of and resides among the Library’s col- there – then places a ruler alongside Congress and the register of copyrights. lections of Lincoln papers, photos and the jewels and shoots again, the better This report concluded that section artifacts. to illustrate the objects’ dimensions for 108 of the Copyright Act fails to meet Unless Field sports Mardi Gras beads, a viewer in some distant place. the needs of libraries and archives in the neckwear in “Lincoln” likely would go Harrell works on the production team COPYRIGHT, continued on page 6 for “Lincoln,” a historical drama directed LINCOLN, continued on page 4 2 T H E LIBRARY OF CONGRESS GA ZETTE NOVEMBER 4, 2011

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NEWS Lost at Home, Somali Cultural Memory Lives at Library

By Mary-Jane Deeb

Congress may not have realized when it set the Library of Congress on a course to becoming the storehouse of the world’s knowledge that the Library also would become the preserver of the world’s memory. Over the past 200 years, numerous natural and man-made disasters have resulted in the destruction of libraries and archives around the world. Had the Library of Congress not held copies of many collections destroyed in their home countries, the history and creativity of many peoples of the world simply would have disappeared. Somalia is a case in point: When its

civil war started in 1991, the first insti- Mary-Jane Deeb tutions to suffer were the universities, Abdulahi Ahmed (left) in the Near East Section in AMED and Mohamed Sheik Hassan museums, libraries, archives, bookstores (right) the CEO of Scansom publishers. and theaters – all the institutions that held the history and collective creativity [with Somali artists living in Europe and contains high-quality, grayscale photos of of Somalis. the United States], all the information, the Somali artists when they were young Today, nothing is left: The art and photographs and news clips in this book in the 1960s and images from Somali post- culture scene is gone. came from the Library’s collections. I ers, newspapers and magazines ads that Some artists fled to Europe and the made extensive use of the Somali news- will captivate readers who knew Somalia United States. Others were not so fortu- paper collections, as newspapers capture in happier days. nate: Some became refugees in neigh- the daily stories of a community and its In addition to the materials used for boring countries; some perished in the citizens better than any other form of the book, Ahmed discovered government armed conflict or as a result of the difficult publication.” documents that no longer exist in Soma- war conditions under which they lived. Ahmed spent all his Saturdays at the lia, as well as cartographic materials, In September 2011, Abdulahi Ahmed, Library working on this book because he sound recordings and motion pictures. a member of the Library’s African and felt a sense of urgency lest people forget “The History of Somali Plays and Art” Middle Eastern Division who hails from what the Somali art scene was like two not only records for posterity a slice of Somalia, and Mohamed Sheik Hassan, decades ago. Somali history and creativity but also CEO of Scansom Publishers, published The first part of the richly illustrated highlights once again the importance of “The History of Somali Plays and Art,” a book describes the development of the Library’s international collections. u book that highlights the work of hundreds Somali plays and songs from the 1940s of songwriters, playwrights, musicians, to the ’80s. The second part discusses poets, composers, folklore dancers, stage Somali theater and the more than 75 Need help finding directors, bands and others in Somalia. well-known plays staged, directed and resources for an elder The book is based on resources that presented to the public in theaters across parent or loved one? exist only at the Library of Congress, Somalia. Information about such issues as which holds the largest collection of Ahmed also discovered numerous housing, alternative living, home Somali publications in the world. The songs in the Library collections and health, community services, legal work is written in Somali with an introduc- quotes more than a hundred popular concerns and medical care is tion and conclusion in English. songs, some of them created for the plays. available at www.guidanceresources. “This book represents more than five Ahmed found photographs of these com or by contacting our on-site years of research and writing,” Ahmed performers in different Somali newspa- counselor at 7-6389 or [email protected]. said. “With the exception of the interviews pers, magazines and books. His book 4 T H E LIBRARY OF CONGRESS GA ZETTE NOVEMBER 4, 2011

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LINCOLN, continued from page 1 unnoted by the vast majority of filmgoers: The necklace is one tiny historical detail among thousands in the film. But getting enough of those little details just right helps filmmakers create something that looks real to the eyes of moviegoers, costume designer Johnetta Boone says. “The film is portraying life. You want it to be as close to the actual rendition as possible,” says Boone, whose work put Beyoncé in slinky dresses in the 1950s historical drama “Cadillac Records” and Rachel McAdams in prim period cos- tumes in the World War II-era film “The Notebook.” That’s where access to original material at institutions such as the Library is invaluable to costumers trying to re- create the past – down to the smallest rosette and tiniest pearl. Boone, a native of Washington, researched both “Cadillac” and “Note- book” at the Library – “I love the Library of Congress,” she says – and says that even in the Internet age there is no sub- stitute for examining original material firsthand. Though she’s not working on the Spiel- berg film, Boone says that particularly would be the case with something like

Mrs. Lincoln’s necklace. Abby Brack “On her necklace, you’re able to actu- One of two bracelets with engraved silver straps owned by Mary Lincoln. ally count the prongs, you’re able to see how they were made, the aging and the wear on a particular piece of metal,” himself with custody of the jewelry as jewelry that day in 1861. The president, Boone says. “Those things aren’t neces- the head of reference in the Rare Book however, apparently paid the bill much sarily translated in photographs. There Reading Room. later: Tiffany records show that Abraham weren’t photographs at the time that “I clearly recall visiting the Library Lincoln paid for the set in late April 1862. would depict that kind of detail. as a youth and seeing those items on “Unambiguously, we know that Mary “The only way you can get that much display in 1959,” Evans says. had these pieces in 1861,” Evans says. detail so you can do a complete render- The pearls’ history isn’t precisely “Probably she wore them for the inaugu- ing in a material that is similar is if you understood. ration on March 4, 1861. But it was not for actually see it up close with your own Mary Lincoln, as wife of the president- another year that the items were actually two eyes.” elect, visited New York City in January purchased by President Lincoln.” Lincoln’s granddaughter, Mary Lin- 1861 and did a little shopping. Photos taken at Matthew Brady’s New coln Isham, donated the jewelry to the She reportedly bought a $2,000 gown York studio in early 1861 show Mary Library in 1937. she would wear to the inaugural ball wearing the necklace, bracelets and They were put on display as part of a two months later. She also stopped at what appear to be matching earrings major exhibition to mark the sesquicen- the Tiffany & Co. store in lower Manhat- and a brooch. tennial of the president’s birth, where tan, where she took a shine to a suite of The origin and fate of the earrings they attracted the attention of a young pearl jewelry. and brooch are uncertain: Were they part Clark Evans. Years later, Evans would find Mary, it seems, left the store with the of the set? Were they later lost, sold or NOVEMBER 4, 2011 T H E LIBRARY OF CONGRESS GA ZETTE 5

NEWS What’s New A highlight of recent Library acquisitions: Rare Book and Special Collections Division Rare The Pantheon

Over the past decade, the Library’s Rare Book and Special Collections Division has concentrated on building part of its illustrated-book collections around the theme of everyday life and work. Agostino Tofanelli’s “Views of Rome,” recently acquired with funds provided by the James Madison Council, exemplifies perfectly the type of images the division has been seeking. This four-volume set of books, completed in 1833, is beautifully illustrated with 199 engraved views of Rome. The set appears to be one of a kind: No copy of this title has been traced in an American or

Prints and Photographs Division European library, and the format of the book sug- gests it was produced as one copy only. In this Matthew Brady photograph, Mary Lincoln wears a jewelry set that includes a necklace, bracelets, earrings and brooch. This unique group of images was designed by Tofanelli, an Italian artist and historian, and rarely noted the circumstances in which exquisitely engraved by Pietro Fontana, a noted their photos were taken. “They didn’t engraver who was a student of the artist Raphael write about those things. Very rarely,” Morghen. Johnson says. The series of engravings focuses on the antiq- Mary is shown in a series of images uities of Rome – the Coliseum, Roman temples, in the Brady studio wearing different the Forum, aqueducts, interior views of Roman dresses but always the same jewelry – the buildings, and the city’s ports. necklace and bracelets with engraved Tofanelli’s designs for the engravings are highly silver straps that today sit in the Library sophisticated and exhibit a very fine rendering

Abby Brack of Congress. of architectural detail. They include cityscapes Field eventually will wear close The necklace and bracelets donated to and landscapes and illustrate a city in action by copies of the necklace and bracelets on the Library of Congress by Mary Lincoln populating the scenes with Roman citizens going Isham in 1937. the set of “Lincoln” – pieces of imitation jewelry Boone says subtly help convince about their everyday activities. given away as keepsakes? No one knows. viewers that the make-believe projected The Madison Council is a private-sector advi- Likewise, little is known about the on the screen is real. sory group established by Librarian of Congress Brady photos, says Carol Johnson, a “It’s really important,” she says. “If James H. Billington in 1990. Since then, the council curator in the Prints and Photographs you don’t have that visual element that has made possible 149 Library acquisitions worth Division. comes from the costume department $25 million. That’s not unusual: People of the era you don’t have a film.”u – Dan DeSimone 6 T H E LIBRARY OF CONGRESS GA ZETTE NOVEMBER 4, 2011

NEWS Chief Named For International Affairs, Policy Register of Copyrights Maria Pallante position within the Copyright Office and egations to international organizations has named Michele Woods associate reg- the greater copyright community,” Pal- and in trade and other international ister for policy and international affairs, lante said. “Michele’s talents and experi- negotiations with foreign governments. effective Oct. 23. ence are tremendous assets to the office Woods previously served in private Woods has extensive experience in and greatly appreciated by all who work practice as counsel in the intellectual both domestic and international copy- with her.” property and technology group at Arnold right policy, including through prior The Office of Policy and International & Porter LLP. She was also with the law positions with the U.S. Copyright Office. Affairs (PIA) is responsible for a portfo- firm of Covington & Burling in Wash- She headed the Office of Policy and lio of copyright matters that includes ington, D.C. International Affairs for the past year on analysis and support on copyright legisla- Woods received both her J.D. and an acting basis and before that served tion, policy studies and review of foreign LL.M (in international and comparative as senior counsel for policy and interna- copyright laws. law) degrees from the Duke University tional affairs from March 2009 to October Enforcement and anti-piracy efforts School of Law. She received an A.B. 2010. are also an important focus for PIA attor- from Princeton University and a Master “The associate register is a critical neys, who frequently serve on U.S. del- of Studies from Oxford University. u

COPYRIGHT, continued from page 1 registration and recordation records to thinking vision for the Copyright Office” private-sector data to facilitate licensing and said the plan “offers a clear and trans- dealing with born-digital works, digital and use of copyrighted materials. parent approach to 21st Century issues.” preservation and conversion issues, and Other special projects include a study The document is available at www. other types of use and lending. of the costs incurred by the office in copyright.gov/docs/priorities.pdf. u With respect to administrative prac- providing services to the public and the tice, the register’s priorities include the fees it charges for those services and development of options for websites a revision to its Compendium, which Donated Time and other forms of digital authorship, serves as a general guide to practices and The following Library employees which present challenges to the current procedures and has not been updated in have satisfied the eligibility copyright-registration system. When a whole since 1984. requirements to receive leave website contains contributions from many The office also will collaborate with donations from other staff authors and changes frequently, what is law schools and universities on research members. Contact Lisa Davis at the appropriate unit of registration? How projects with the goal of publishing joint 7-0033. can an accurate, informative record of scholarly papers on copyright topics of copyright ownership be created? The national and international importance Christy Chason office intends to engage in consultations that are useful to the work and mission Jennifer DesBordes with stakeholders and seek public com- of the office and the Congress and may Shaniqua Fenwick ment on possible solutions and decisions explore fellowships or other scholar-in- Ulinda Fenwick in 2012. residence programs to produce scholarly Dawn Franks Pallante described 10 special projects, research on matters of copyright law and Uhuru Goss inviting staff to participate and telling policy. The positions will be awarded Tinisha Hayes them that many of the projects came using a standard government selection Deloris Freeman-Jordan from her discussions with them and the process beginning in 2012. Rocita Lawson Donald Marcus copyright community. The register’s document has received David Miller One project will be a series of targeted significant positive attention throughout Lisa Moberg meetings with business and informa- the copyright community. Susan Nelson tion-technology experts in the copyright “Register Pallante has hit the ground Parthenia Palmer running in her new role as head of the sector to discuss possible enhancements Lawrence Perry Copyright Office,” said Tracey Armstrong, and improvements that can be made to Arlene Peters the office’s electronic registration and president and CEO of the Copyright Clear- LeeAnne (Buckley) Rupple recordation services. In these discus- ance Center. Jamie Stevenson sions, the office will explore the feasibility The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Tamar Wallace of connecting the office’s database of commended Pallante for her “forward- NOVEMBER 4, 2011 T H E LIBRARY OF CONGRESS GA ZETTE 7

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